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Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC

Ridgeland, MSSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 127506

Filed as DAVENPORT WATTS & DRAKE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC

Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Ridgeland, MS, registered since 2022, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 16, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2022
$157,076,843
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

How much does Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 16, 2026 states: Up to $1,000,000: 1% a year; Above $1,000,000: 0.75% a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC located?

Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Ridgeland, MS, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 127506.

How much does Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC manage?

Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC reports $157,076,843 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 16, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2022?

In the Form ADV data for Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $119,674,576 in the October 2022 data and $157,076,843 in the October 2026 data, up 31%. Total employees: 3 in October 2022 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (182); high net worth individuals (26); corporations or other businesses not listed above (6).

Does Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/127506

Does Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 16, 2026 says: "The minimum account size is $50,000.00 of assets under management." "DAVENPORT WATTS & DRAKE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC has the discretion to waive the account minimum."

What changed in Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the May 2026 filing data: Added an office in Port Gibson, MS.

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A
AssetsAnnual rate
Up to $1,000,0001%
Above $1,000,0000.75%
The brochure's wording
The Investment Advisor Services Agreement fee is based on a percentage of the investable assets according to the following schedule: 1.00% annualized on the first $1,000,000 of account value; and 0.75% annualized on amounts above $1,000,000 of account value.

Account minimum: $50,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
The minimum account size is $50,000.00 of assets under management.
DAVENPORT WATTS & DRAKE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC has the discretion to waive the account minimum.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 16, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$157,076,843

$157,076,843 as of October 2026, filing dated April 16, 2026.

Discretionary: $157,076,843.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 182 Assets $38,288,799 (24%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 26 Assets $118,124,046 (75%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 6 Assets $663,998 (0%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2022 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the May 2026 filing
Port Gibson, MS
States registered or notice-filed
7 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$120M 2022 $104M 2023 $122M 2024 $139M 2025 $157M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$157,076,8433April 16, 2026
October 2025$138,847,4183March 10, 2025
October 2024$122,243,5283March 1, 2024
October 2023$103,588,7043February 6, 2023
October 2022$119,674,5763March 7, 2022

Regulatory assets under management: $119,674,576 in the October 2022 data and $157,076,843 in the October 2026 data, up 31%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2022 and 3 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. May 2026
    • Added an office in Port Gibson, MS.
  2. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $138,847,418 to $157,076,843 (+13%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in GA.

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC (CRD 127506): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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